Water Operator

Who are we?

When you join Water Corporation, you play an important role for the people of WA. Our services are essential for life – every day, millions of Western Australians rely on us to deliver and manage water across our state.

If you're driven to make a meaningful contribution, you've come to the right place.

What does a Water Operator do?

Picture a plumber fixing a burst pipe in your house. Now think about a leaking pipe in the street. Same problem. The only difference is you're keeping your community's water supply running.

As a Water Operator, you're regularly outdoors. You're digging trenches, inspecting pipelines and repairing broken water services.

Your main concern is keeping the water supply network running. That means finding and fixing faults on pipes and joints, upgrading the network, and understanding the end-to-end water cycle and how water networks help your local community. You will play a big part in maintaining some of the 56,800km of pipelines that stretch across WA.

You'll add a nationally recognised qualification to your belt (which we pay for). You'll also learn extra skills that could lead to a senior technical, management or leadership role.

How do you get a foot in the water industry door? It's relatively straightforward. All you need is an interest in learning new things and a love of the outdoors.

What else will the role involve

• Taking part in safe job planning, team meetings and workplace inspections

• Making safety the first priority in all work, where no injury is considered acceptable and health and safety are never compromised

• Operating, maintaining, monitoring and repairing water and wastewater assets, operational sites and public facilities as required

• Taking part in overtime and call-out rosters as required

Real benefits that matter

• Real flexibility with options to work a 9-day fortnight (RDO)

• Two well-being days each year to recharge, relax and enjoy life (separate to standard paid sick/personal leave)

• Access to long service leave pro rata after 3 years of service

• Co-contribution superannuation scheme: receive a 12% employer contribution, plus an additional 2% employer co-contribution when you elect to salary sacrifice 2%

• Purchase additional leave of up to 12 weeks, or work 4 years at a reduced salary and take the fifth year off as paid leave

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural and ceremonial leave of up to 5 days so you can maintain your cultural connection and wellbeing

• Annual leave loading – an extra 17.5% pay when you use your annual leave

• Esperance Location Allowance

We offer more benefits to support the unique and individual ways our employees live.

Key skills and experience

• Western Australian "C" Class Drivers Licence

• Experience in water quality preferred and/or water supply and/or wastewater systems

• Certificate III in National Water Package, otherwise willing to undertake the traineeship

Sound like a match? Apply today

If you're interested in this opportunity, please submit a covering letter and resume that best show your skills and experience and your ability to meet the requirements of the role.

Applications close 11th October 2026

We reserve the right to withdraw this ad prior to the closing date.

Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace

We encourage applications from every background, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, women, youth, LGBTQIA+ folks and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive work environment.